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US S295

Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act


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Introduced
02/08/2021
In Committee
02/08/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To designate residents of the Hong Kong Special Administra- tive Region as Priority 2 refugees of special humani- tarian concern, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act, designates residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, allowing them to apply for refugee status and asylum in the United States. It waives the presumption that Hong Kong residents seeking asylum are immigrants, facilitates their admission process, and excludes them from numerical refugee admission limits. The bill also considers the revocation of citizenship, nationality, or residency for filing immigration applications as persecution on political grounds, and encourages U.S. allies to make similar accommodations for Hong Kong residents fleeing oppression by the Chinese government. The Act is set to expire after 5 years.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (15)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 02/08/2021)

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